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PAPER80

A Keyboard inspired by the Oscar-winning short film Paperman

A project driven by the inspiration of the short film Paperman. We’re so excited to share with you the Paper 80 designed by Whatever Studio. With so many small details focused on taking the experience to the highest level, we're happy to share more regarding this project and hope our passion is expressed below.

Highlight Design

Mid-case Fold Light Design

One of the key features we wanted to add is the Mid-case Fold Light. The sides and back of the PAPER80 fold lines inspired by the Paper Airplane. Lit up, we enjoy a calming glow around the entire keyboard.


If only the sides light up and not the front and back, it looks odd. This inconsistency makes the plastic light guide panel stand out awkwardly against the aluminum. 


The material difference could turn a design highlight into a disaster. So, we came up with a floating "mid-case fold light" as our solution. We redesigned the internal space so the mid-case can light up and support the structure without widening the case.

Paper Plane External Weight Logo

We want every design on the PAPER80 to feel seamless, like clouds naturally floating in the sky. We were constantly designing the folds and sharp angles of the paper airplane logo to make it look sharper.


Finally, we got this perfect one, it has very defined folds, a 3D look, and appears to fly out of the surface.


We put a lot of effort into these details, even though users might not notice them, we believe these details show our dedication to perfecting the PAPER 80.

Paper Plane LED Diffuser


To match the mid-case fold light, we made the front paper airplane LED diffuser from a light-transmitting material. We didn't make the whole shape light up because it would lose its texture and uniqueness. Instead, we used infill to color only the four sharp triangles that form the paper airplane. This way, the design stands out more, and only the lines light up, adding a small detail that users can appreciate.


7 Color Options

We've received a lot of feedback from our community asking for Mike Tea and Anodized Black in the group buy, so we added these two new colors.

Rendering Photos

Prototype Photos

Silver 

Blue

Wine

Titanium Gray

6 External Weights

We are offering a total of 3 weight colors avaliable in 2 finishes with Silver, Titanium Gray and Blue in PVD mirror or PVD matte (PVD+ Anti-Fingerprint coating) as an optional extra.


Paper 80 Exploded View

Mounting

When designing the structure, you might ask why we didn't use a traditional gasket system? 


The answer is we wanted to reduce keyboard vibrations from typing as much as possible. 

With that in mind we designed the lock-hole gasket mount that strikes a balance between internal space usage and a consistent feel. Our goal isn't to have an extremely soft typing experience but rather provide appropriate support within a perceptible depression. This is what we truly aim to achieve.


Product information

  • Product Specifications
  • Product Color  Details
  • GB Vendors

Layout

80%

Case Material

Aluminum

Mid-Case Material

Acrylic

Weight Material

Stainless Steel

Mounting

Lock-hole Gasket Mount

Typing Angle

7.5°

Front Height

20mm

ISO/ANSI Support

Yes

Stepped Caps Lock Support

Wired Hot-swappable

PCB Specifications

1.6mm non-flex cut

Plate

Non-flex cut PC Plate

Non-flex cut Alu Plate

Firmware Support

QMK/VIA

Minimum Latency

Wired 0.98ms

Reliable Latency

Wired 5ms

Versions

WK/WKL

Weight

About 2200g

Dimensions

362 x 141 x 40mm

Case Color

Technology 

External Weight(stainless steels)

Blue

Anodized

AFP Silver

PVD Mirror Silver

Silver

Anodized

AFP Blue

PVD Mirror Blue

Titanium Gray

Anodized

AFP Gunmetal Grey

PVD Mirror Gunmetal Grey

Wine

Anodized

AFP Gunmetal Grey

PVD Mirror Gunmetal Grey

Black

Anodized

AFP Gunmetal Grey

PVD Mirror Gunmetal Grey

E-White

Electrophoresis

AFP Gunmetal Grey

PVD Mirror Gunmetal Grey

E-Milk Tea

Electrophoresis

AFP Silver

PVD Mirror Silver

  • US - KeebsForAll

  • CA - Mech. Land

  • KR - Swagkeys 

  • UK - Prototypist

  • AU - keebzncables

  • DE - Keygem

  • JP - Yushakobo

  • TW - Inpad

  • HK - 2000FUN

  • SG - iLumkb

  • US- Dangkeebs

  • EU- qwertykey(Romania)

  • To be further updated

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